Does BI 4.2 SP2 require MS Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable

Apr 10, 2017 at 02:02 PM|467 Views

I am being asked to remove MS Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable from my servers that have BI 4.2 SP2 installed on them. Need to know if this is still required for Business INtelligence at version 4.2 SP2.

Technically one should not uninstall it due to various dependencies within the product. SAP "plans" to to remove the dependency with BI 4.2 SP04 (due +/- May 2017) - we will just have to wait and see if this happens..